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Radical Construction Grammar: Syntactic Theory in Typological Perspective
Radical Construction Grammar: Syntactic Theory in Typological Perspective, This book is based on the results of research in language typology, and motivated by the need for a theory to explain them. Croft proposes intimate linkis between syntactic and semantic structures, and argues that the basic elements of any language are no, Radical Construction Grammar: Syntactic Theory in Typological Perspective has a rating of 4.5 stars
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  • Radical Construction Grammar: Syntactic Theory in Typological Perspective
  • Written by author William Croft
  • Published by Oxford University Press, USA, December 2001
  • This book is based on the results of research in language typology, and motivated by the need for a theory to explain them. Croft proposes intimate linkis between syntactic and semantic structures, and argues that the basic elements of any language are no
  • This book is based on the results of research in language typology, and motivated by the need for a theory to explain them. Croft proposes intimate linkis between syntactic and semantic structures, and argues that the basic elements of any language are no
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Preface
Acknowledgments
List of Figures
List of Tables
List of Abbreviations
List of Symbols
Pt. 1From Syntactic Categories to Semantic Maps
1Syntactic Argumentation and Radical Construction Grammar3
Methodology and Theory in Syntax9
Constructions and Construction Grammar14
Distributional Analysis and Cross-linguistic Universals29
Distributional Analysis and the Representation of Particular Language Grammars34
Radical Construction Grammar: Frequently Asked Questions47
2Parts of Speech63
The Alleged Absence of Parts of Speech in Particular Languages65
From Lumping to Splitting75
Conceptual Space, Semantic Maps and a Universal Theory of Parts of Speech84
Integrating the Language-particular and the Universal in the Representation of Grammatical Knowledge105
3Syntactic Categories and Semantic Relativity108
The Relationship between Form and Meaning108
Hidden Assumptions in Arguments for Semantic Relativity110
The Dynamic, Fluctuating Character of Linguistic "Relativity"124
Semantic Universals, Relativity, and Radical Construction Grammar129
4Clausal Syntactic Roles ("Grammatical Relations")132
Language Universals without Universal Syntactic Roles134
Language Universals without Global Syntactic Roles147
Some Further Complications161
Pt. 2From Syntactic Relations to Symbolic Relations
5Dependency, Constituency, and Linear Order175
Collocational Dependencies as Semantic Relations179
Constituency and Linear Order185
Overtly Coded Dependencies197
6A Radical Approach to Syntactic Relations203
The Logical Argument against Syntactic Relations203
Syntactic Relations vs. Symbolic Relations206
Syntactic Relations vs. Syntactic Roles220
Comprehending Constructions without Syntactic Relations233
7Heads, Arguments, and Adjuncts241
Criteria for Headhood242
Deconstructing Heads246
A Semantic Definition of "Head"254
Grammaticilization and the PIBU Profile Equivalent260
"Heads" and Roots in Morphology268
The Argument-Adjunct Distinction272
Pt. 3From Universal Constructions to Syntactic Space
8The Voice Continuum283
Prelude: Animacy Constraints in Actives and Passives288
The Structural Variety of Actives and Passives290
Blurring the Active-Nonactive Distinction302
A Typological-Universal Analysis of Voice Constructions310
9The Coordination-Subordination Continuum320
A Gestalt Analysis of Coordination and Adverbial Subordination328
E-site Elaboration and the Typology of Complements and Relative Clauses346
The Syntactic Space of Complex Sentences: the Deranking Hierarchy354
10Syntactic Theory and the Theory of Language362
References369
Index of Authors393
Index of Languages397
Index of Constructions, Categories, and Features401
Index of Subjects407


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